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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/starkijan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *stark (stiff, stark) + *-jan.

Verb

*starkijan

  1. to strengthen, make stronger

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *starkijan
1st sg. past *starkidā
Infinitive *starkijan
Genitive infin. *starkijannjas
Dative infin. *starkijannjē
Instrum. infin. *starkijannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *starkiju *starkidā
2nd singular *starkisi *starkidēs, *starkidōs
3rd singular *starkiþi *starkidē, *starkidā
1st plural *starkijum *starkidum
2nd plural *starkiþ *starkidud
3rd plural *starkijanþ *starkidun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *starkijē *starkidī
2nd singular *starkijēs *starkidī
3rd singular *starkijē *starkidī
1st plural *starkijēm *starkidīm
2nd plural *starkijēþ *starkidīd
3rd plural *starkijēn *starkidīn
Imperative Present
Singular *starki
Plural *starkiþ
Present Past
Participle *starkijandī *starkid

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: sterka
    • Saterland Frisian: sterckjen
  • Old Saxon: sterkian
  • Old Dutch: *sterken
  • Old High German: sterken
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